An Orlando doctor is one of twenty health care practitioners whose medical licenses have been restricted or suspended, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday.
Mark McDonough, of the 900 block of Vassar Street, Orlando, is believed to have used pre-signed blank prescription forms which he exchanged with another doctor to obtain controlled substances, such as Adderall.
According to the Order of Emergency Restriction of License:
“Dr. McDonough violated this trust by using pre-signed, blank prescription forms to obtain controlled substances, and by pre-signing blank prescription forms to facilitate Dr. J.M.’s ability to obtain controlled substances.”
“Dr. McDonough’s continued unrestricted ability to prescribe controlled substances poses an immediate, serious danger to other physicians, to patients and to Dr. McDonough himself. Nothing short of the immediate restriction of Dr. McDonough’s ability to prescribe controlled substances will suffice to protect the public from the danger posed by Dr. McDonough.”
McDonough’s license was suspended on September 3.
Other violations of the remaining 19 suspended or restricted include, standard of care, drug use or student loan defaults.
See the full list of health care practitioners’ licenses suspended or restricted below:
- Michael Dietch, Medical Doctor, South Daytona
- Lelio Desvallons, Medical Doctor, Miami
- Santana Williams, Licensed Practical Nurse, Riverview
- Katy Wallis, Pharmacist, Bradenton
- Melissa Terpos, Registered Pharmacy Technician, Port Saint Lucie
- Thomas Floyd, Dentist, West Palm Beach
- Michael Tarver, Dentist, Ocala
- Mark McDonough, Medical Doctor, Orlando
- Robyn Siegel-Choe, Registered Nurse, Sarasota
- Debra Moyer, Registered Nurse, Melbourne
- Caroline Rouleau, Registered Nurse, Tallahassee
- Brandon Smith, Registered Nurse, Jacksonville
- Dawn Wilkerson, Registered Nurse, Longwood
- Cary Herold, Registered Nurse, Fleming Island
- Carolyn Eddy, Licensed Practice Nurse, Lady Lake
- Lynn Williams, Pharmacist, Fort Lauderdale
- Pharmacy Care Inc., Pharmacy, Wilton Manors
- Karen Clark, Certified Nursing Assistant, Sarasota
- Darren Combass, Physical Therapist Assistant, Gainesville
- Michelle Broach, Occupational Therapist, Lake City
Emergency suspension or restriction orders are not considered final agency action and individuals are entitled to a hearing before final action is taken by a regulatory board or by DOH.
